Allegations of voting violations in Egypt
2012-12-18 22:53
Cairo - Egypt's Justice Ministry says it will assign
judges to probe allegations of voting violations during the first leg of a
referendum on a draft constitution.
Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday that the inquiry will
include charges that some polling stations were supervised by court employees,
not judges.
Many judges refused to supervise the voting to protest
actions by Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, who briefly usurped their
authority.
Opponents warn the draft could allow imposition of strict
Islamic law.
Key Egyptian rights groups have called to repeat the
first round of voting, alleging widespread violations. They said independent
monitors were prevented from witnessing vote counts.
Preliminary results showed that 56% of voters
voted in favour in Saturday's round, covering 10 of Egypt's 27 provinces. The
second round is set for Saturday.
- AP
